A Bonus Day In Bangkok

Today has been a bonus day in many ways. We started our day teaching our Institute Class about studying the scriptures. It was the final class of this short five week course between the normal Cornerstone Courses that we have been teaching. We started the lesson with only seven participants there, but we ended with twenty total today. What a true bonus this short course has been for us and we hope for those who came.

After our Institute Class we headed for the airport for a 10:30 a.m. flight to Bangkok Thailand. At the last Phnom Penh South Stake Conference Elder Khanakham from Thailand had been assigned to preside. We had the privilege of driving him around to many of his stops and we had him eat lunch with us on Sunday. When we told him that we might be coming to Thailand he invited us to come early and visit with him and his wife.

They even picked us up at the airport and showed us around Bangkok. Without his invitation we would have just flown through Bangkok without experiencing any of the sights of the city. One of the stops was to a museum that has many of the beautiful carvings, silk embroidery, gold and silver craftsmanship, etc. in one of the King's former residences. Our favorite part was going to their home for dinner. They have a very nice home, the food was very delicious, but the company was even better. They even used sweet Basil picked fresh from their garden. We can truly say that we had authentic Thai food.